Al-Mansur Ali

al-Mansur Ali (1225-) was the Sultan of the Bahri Sultanate of Egypt from 1257 to 1259, succeeding Aybak and preceding Qutuz.

Biography
al-Mansur Ali was born in 1225, the second son of Sultan Aybak of the mamluk Bahri Sultanate of Egypt. After his father's assassination by Shajar al-Durr in 1257, al-Mansur Ali was proclaimed the new ruler of Egypt by the Bahri Mamluks. His short reign of two years saw the Mongol Empire invade the Middle East and sack Baghdad, causing fear in the Muslim world. In 1259, his general Qutuz deposed al-Mansur Ali, as the mamluks sought to have strong leadership in the war against the Mongols.